Some background information...
Even in this medium it is impossible to show
the entire collection.
Many items are rare, antique, one of kind if
not priceless Budweiser promotional items.
With certainty it can be said many of the items
you are about to see do not exist anywhere else
in Canada or many other countries other then
the United States.
Having lived in the US for many years helped
to start this collection.
The collection begins in the main living area
with only the choicest collectibles.
The display continues in the BudMan's office,
kitchen, hallways, stairways, entrances, garage, shop and back yard.
The main display is in the basement of the owners
home ending in a basement home Bar setting.
Approximately 30% of the collection was given
to the collector by his family and close friends.
Countless items were donated directly by the
great folks at Anheuser Busch Budweiser Breweries
in St. Louis Missouri USA, and Labatt Breweries
Official Licensed Brewers of Budweiser in Canada.
The remainder was found by the Budman himself
in garage sales, collectors shops all over North America,
retailers around the world and rescued from many
other Bud collectors across the globe.
The collection has been recognized by several
types of news media including radio,
local, national and international TV stations
in the US & Canada as possibly
the Worlds Largest privately owned Budweiser
memorabilia collection.
Several local Museums have asked to feature and
display parts of the KOB collection publicly.
The KingOfBud is a proud member of... The
Anheuser Busch Collectors Club.
Numerous items were also "Willed" to this collection
and are displayed in memory of past "Bud's".
To all these.... this devoted Budweiser collector
is affectionately well known as
"BudMan Canada"
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Estimated
insured value is in the high six digit US figures.
The collection
first appeared on the Internet on April 5 1992.
Items coming
to the collection clear Customs at 5 different points of entry almost daily.
7 hours to dust!!!!!
yikes!
148 hours to
pack the entire collection!
2,800 square
feet of space for present display on 2 floors.
5,400 items
are on open display.
3,500 Bud items
are still in storage.
7,900+ more
items in a separate building. (The BudManShop 2,200 Sq. Ft.)
800 Square feet
of additional storage space for items not up. (MORE BUD STUFF!)
60- 4 Cubic
Ft. boxes for stored items.
455- 2 &
4 Cubic Ft. boxes to move it!
2- 5 ton trucks
to move the entire collection at once!
3,500+ push
pins.
1,400+ nails.
600+ screws.
200 feet of
bailing wire for pictures.
2,200+ feet
of Electrical wiring.
120+ power switches.
45 multi position
power bars.
270 electrical
outlets.
200 ft. of rope
light.
435 light bulbs.
18 different
kinds of light bulbs.
5 KW of power
per hour while lit!
(self contained 5.4 KW power source thank God!)
2 state of the
art computers monitor the collection and property.
38 feet of continuous
paper for the collection inventory.
6 Infra red
and 6 motion time delay laser Security Sensors.
Silent Cellular
Alarm fully self contained power source.
6 color motion
sensitive Security Cameras.
7 motion light
property sensors.
2 VCRs for Security
monitoring input.
One big ass
6 foot fence & several dogs!
Approximately
4,052 people have actually visited this collection personally since 1965
from all over the world.
The
web site occupies over 75 Mega Bytes of Internet space.
The
web site has its own Domain and pipeline connected Fiber Optic Server.
There are over
500 pictures of the KingOfBud Collection on this site.
Budman Canada
and Wife have over 150 different personal Bud clothing items.
There are 5,438
known sites are presently linked to this site world wide.
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The KingOfBud private collection
and site are designed in admiration of the historical promotional
strategies of Budweiser.
This site is not officially
recognized, sanctioned or associated with Anheuser Busch, Budweiser or
any of their Trademarks.
Reference to Official Trademark
names is for descriptive purposes only.
No Infringement Is Intended...
nor is alcohol abuse being promoted.
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